Got some good news for those of you who thought Brandon Marshall had become too passive, too bland, too, well, boring this season — on and off the field.

Marshall has officially killed off his former persona, The Beast, the nickname Ron Jaworski gave him years ago in Denver.

In its place, as of Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m., is The Monster.

Look out, New York Jets.

”I don’t know what you guys think, if you’ll still call me The Beast or if you think I’m washed up,” Marshall said in a group interview. “I consider myself a monster now. If you see a beast, you should run because the beast is really scary. I don’t want to be that anymore. You think of ‘monster,’ you know it’s like a little nightmare. You should be scared, you should run, but at the end of the day he’s not going to hurt you. I consider myself a monster now, and I’m going to play that way on Monday night.”

Marshall said several times he planned to get “kicked out” by the middle of the second quarter. He said he might get into a fight with Jets linebacker Bart Scott.

Marshall, in his first public comments since immediately after the Oct. 2 loss at San Diego, did not sound angry or off the hook. He actually sounded rather composed and peaceful. Determined, as well, to reverse a slow start that has seen him drop one touchdown pass in four straight games.

He said he came to this realization after talking to some of the people who went through therapy sessions with him this summer in Boston, where Marshall was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Marshall added he has not been on medication, a possible explanation that’s been whispered about in light of his often-listless play this year.

“When you try to control your emotions, try to control yourself out there, it’s tough to be yourself,” Marshall said. “All my life I’ve been an emotional person. It’s just being able to turn that switch on and off. It took me four games to really realize how to do that, and I’m going to turn it on. Hopefully I get kicked out in the second quarter.”

Our Dave Hyde asked if Marshall was joking about getting kicked out.

“No, I’m not joking. I’m serious,” he said. “They’re going to fine me. It’s probably going to be like a $50,000 fine. But that quarter and a half that I’m out there, I’m going to play like a monster. I might get in a fight with Bart Scott. [Antonio] Cromartie, we pretty much matured our relationship and grew a little bit. We used to fight in Denver and San Diego. If that happens, it happens, so we’ll see.”

A Dolphins official tried several times to end the session, but Marshall kept talking.

“I love the game. I have a lot of passion for the game,” he said. “Dealing with the things I’ve been dealing with, I”ve been trying to control too much instead of being myself and play ball. I know there’s going to be cameras on me. I think after camp and me coming out and saying I worked on some things this offseason — I’m not on medicine or things like that — I’ve worked on some things. I’ve gotten better at it.

“And I think every game, there’s one guy just charged with following me around to track my emotions, so I’m going to give them what they want. I’m going to play with a lot of emotion, a lot of passion. I’m going to be that Monster. Not the Beast. The Monster.”

Beast, Monster, A-Hole whatever he wants to call himself just catch the damn ball! Now that Henne who you hated is out for the year what will piss him off now? How about learning your routes and being where you are suppose to be? How about giving some of the money wasted on you back?

Whether Brandon Marshall is a Beast, Monster or Pussy Cat is irrelevant since he’s not why the Dolphins are 0-4. If the OL and defense suddenly became “monsters”, then Dolphins fans wouldn’t have to watch NFL highlights of Green Bay, Detroit, New England, etc. to see a winner.

I dont care what Brandon Marshall names himself. The Miami Dolphins must play as a Team and Win!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now if gets kicked out of the game, his one stupid player!!!!!!! In my own words his not a man. grow up, play hard and start winning football games!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is only one Beast or Monster in the NFL, and it aint Marshall, its Megatron.

What a lame attempt at trying to psych yourself up.

Take your meds Marshall, and shut up. Last time someone shot off it was Davis with the ” best tandem in the league” BS, and we all know what happened after that. Still got the smell of burnt toast in my nostrils.

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